Rapid City Woman Sentenced For Concealing A Fugitive

United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, woman convicted of Concealing Person from Arrest was sentenced on February 3, 2014, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.

Tina Ladeaux, a/k/a Tina M. Cooper, a/k/a Tina Cooperboyd, age 41, was sentenced to 1 year of probation, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund and a $250 fine.   

Between September 2012 and November 2012, at Rapid City, Ladeaux concealed her husband, Eric Ladeaux, from law enforcement after she was informed that there was a warrant for his arrest for Escape on federal charges. 

The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah B. Collins.